emanation

3 definitions found

emanation - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Emanation \Em`a*na"tion\, n. [L. emanatio: cf. F. ['e]manation.]
     1. The act of flowing or proceeding from a fountain head or
        origin. --South.
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              Those profitable and excellent emanations from God.
                                                    --Jer. Taylor.
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     2. That which issues, flows, or proceeds from any object as a
        source; efflux; an effluence; as, perfume is an emanation
        from a flower.
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              An emanation of the indwelling life.  --Bryant.
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emanation - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  emanation
      n 1: something that is emitted or radiated (as a gas or an odor
           or a light, etc.)
      2: the act of emitting; causing to flow forth [syn: emission,
         emanation]
      3: (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost;
         "the emanation of the Holy Spirit"; "the rising of the Holy
         Ghost"; "the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit
         from the Father and the Son" [syn: emanation, rise,
         procession]

emanation - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  55 Moby Thesaurus words for "emanation":
     aroma, aura, breath, definite odor, detectable odor, diffusion,
     discharge, dispersion, ectoplasm, ectoplasy, effluvium, emergence,
     emersion, emission, essence, exhalation, exteriorized protoplasm,
     extrusion, flavor, fragrance, fume, highlight, illumination,
     irradiance, irradiancy, irradiation, issuance, issue, light,
     light source, luminous energy, odor, photosensitivity, radiance,
     radiancy, radiant energy, radiation, radius, ray, redolence, savor,
     scattering, scent, sidelight, smell, spoke, spoor, stench,
     subtle odor, surfacing, trace, trail, vent, visible radiation,
     whiff